To provide additional funding for activities related to neonatal abstinence syndrome.

SA 3912. Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Manchin) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title II of division B insert
the following:
Sec. ___. (a) There are appropriated under the heading
``Birth Defects, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities and
Health'' under the heading ``Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention'', in addition to any other amounts made available
under such heading and in order to provide additional funding
for activities related to neonatal abstinence syndrome,
$2,000,000: Provided, That funds shall make use of existing
State biosurveillance and other surveillance tools to improve
voluntary, de-identified prenatal and newborn health data,
which may include opioid-related information during pregnancy
and early motherhood, to reduce risks associated with
neonatal abstinence syndrome and optimize care.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
total amount appropriated under the heading ``Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion'' under the heading ``Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention'' is hereby reduced by
$2,000,000.
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